Mohave County miner., 1887-01-16
No noae SLACK eyes.

No MORE SLACK fyEs.
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r have trsatsd, sssl tie doctor. n
many - twsntysflvs psrsoRs recent,
FIR this distrsssing Addiction. All o
thesu were anxiessA, a ,sou1se. to get n,
al tlss signs q the coiillict. and In on
a. .wo lcas6e Il was 0f vital importanc'
thAt the biackren of the brafse slonls
b oblitsrs&ed - oncs. That ak mo :,
thinking. and - l possasssd'a q liking 10
| painting Ia oils called IN nay krowl
edge In that line to aid me. Now, II
slioS you practically what, ~ u result
| my txsatmsnt Il. =
Thsn ths doctor brosighs sosat 3 it'll,
wooden box full az oilcoior Tubes On
Of scoss " subss hs sslsctsd four
Thsy ooatained silver whits, barni
nruber, NApies yellow, and vsrmiiiIon,
From each tube hA squeessd out lissil
paint upon the back q his lefs hand.
r find. hs said, stjAa. tho back Of my
hand b the bsss pelst can have for this
work. Every hsnA has, especially
whsn u u pastialiy sunbuzmk numbe,
of dis1Act tones ~ color, and ! Gad tssey
assist Ins hi forming my tints for laying
ON the bssxssd rostou u the fsSs of my
patient.S /.
First ha took, = hs proceeded q
dcasonstrats. his PROCESS, little from
tlaa dab of burnt lumber and spresd !,
over two-inch section OF his hand.
This, he ssid was the ground he found
IL best 70 usA 2 aJp6u AGsis dark ground
he laid !. touch OF yeraillion. then . lit.
tle.~Aite aud. finally 3 mere suggestion
Of yellow. "A deliciousIy sofe feminins
fsssh tint was the result aftsr he had
combined ths colcu with his fore -llnesr.
With d littie more 6e she burnt ssnAses
be made tho conpicxioa of the nssla ~.
sutss 8 rirc brunette ti,ge, and then with
the adsiixture Of e,mstsf the white paint
reversed IL 10 . light blonde.
Il can. with these ftRir simple cdors, "
he said. @catch shs exact shaie Of any
face. have tried Il often enough iiov
To be aurc. Fis
There was, however. certain siiinat-
ufal gloss over the painted fesh which
the reporter noticed. This, the doctor
stated, could be removed By lightly
sprinkiing over The surface powdered
magnesia and then removing It gently
with brush.
And this h ths'pn,cess which has
saved rnany q fnan frona the Disgrace Of
black eyre before his friends and rsia-
ticns. 1t may be addsi thar this doctor
who has achieved this Triumph Of mind
over matter has found that ordinary oil
paints are preferable for this particular
,ase TO the grease paints which are com
rnOnly used By actors In their naaks-up
Tor the stags. s.s
II would appear possible that ~ DE-
sirabls device hsd q INST one draw.
back, and the doctor was asked II the
painting of ; bIackensd eye IA the way
described was NOT ikaly to rsfard na-
turs's healing process. The doctor 10
Piled: MY experiences has bssn tl,at
the tinting Of the flesh with lad paints
really assists nature. hare found that
the eyes wihich hsvs painted have re-
covered fassteF. than those I have not.
The lead certainly does no Eatm. An
oshsr curious fact 10 that not evsry per.
ron can paint aa eye enthusiastically. I
hare shown . paticnt exactly Whist
paints to nse and in. what proportion
they were 70 be mixed, but hs has only
succcsded ID making Mmsssf look like
an Indian with his vrsr paint on.
think tlsas jths psrsoi who does ths
painting sh9uld be, IN q modest way, lirr
artiss who knows how to produce fesh
tint. 1hs burnt umtsr, 1 hsve discov-
srsd. makes ssths best groundwork upon
which to produces tho lighter effects
sftssward
-There, Gro little depssssious often
enough in the slkin OF ths face, and
these can imitats BY dabbing the coat
Of paint with dry brush. II there are
srosninsnt xsins under tina patients
syss, . little blue laid on delicsteiy in
fins lines win bring them out satis-
] hare encountered all sorts
of compisxions, but never one yet that
baiiied me-: Ny friendl may rely upon
me 70 help them conssal their battle
ln.vks--and III paint them only Tor
Iovs, ioo--but the world st large must
70 shout with its eyes biacksned until
doctors id genera; karn how to paint.
--Pittsburx Dispatch